On October 1, 2025, Governor Gavin Newsom signed legislation (Senate Bill (SB) 617) that requires employers to include additional information in their notice for mass layoffs, terminations, and relocations under the...more
10/10/2025
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Under a new law passed in October 2023, California employers must provide all current and certain former California employees with individualized written notices by February 14, 2024, advising them that any noncompete clauses...more
On October 10, 2023, Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Assembly Bill (AB) No. 933. The new law provides further protection to individuals who are victims of sexual offenses and are sued under state defamation law....more
10/12/2023
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Sexual Harassment ,
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Vulnerable Victims
If an employee is passed over for a promotion due to alleged harassment, does the failure to promote happen when the employer decides to promote someone else or when the successful candidate actually takes on the role? ...more
8/4/2021
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